“We have a nice constitution” with appropriate provisions regulating these issues, Orbán said, adding that growing anti-Semitism threats to freedom were more palpable these days in Western Europe.

“These are unexpected developments; taking action against these developments is a common European task,” he added.

Meanwhile, asked whether the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline was discussed, Seehofer responded as saying that, based on his meeting with Orbán, he sees a definite intention by the Hungarian side to go ahead with the project.

“But as the saying goes in Bavaria ... we’ll see,” he said, adding that as far as he knew, Austria was thinking about the pipeline project. Orbán noted that Austria had in fact signed the contract on South Stream, which means that “the pipe crossing through Hungary will have its terminal in Austria.”

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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